Lead Platform Engineer

Our client, a forward-thinking company in the technology sector, is currently seeking a Lead Platform Engineer to join their dynamic team. This permanent, full-time position offers the flexibility of working from their London office or remotely.

Key Responsibilities:

• Architect, design, and build scalable backend systems and APIs across our stack, from architecture through to production.
• Design and maintain microservice and event-driven architectures supporting real-time operational workflows.
• Lead a small team of engineers, driving their delivery and reviewing their work, while being accountable for what ships.
• Set the standard for building with agentic AI, including workflows and team-wide patterns.
• Contribute to technical strategy and architecture decisions, working closely with the Head of Engineering.
• Maintain secure, performant, and maintainable systems, ensuring reliable data pipelines as we scale.
• Engage closely with product workflows to ensure systems built solve the right problems.

Job Requirements:

• Experience in software engineering, ideally in AI, SaaS, or automation platforms.
• A strong degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
• Proven ability as a lead engineer, ready to own technical direction for major projects.
• Deep expertise in Node.js and NestJS, with experience in designing and building RESTful APIs and microservice-based systems.
• Experience with Next.js is highly desirable.
• An innovative approach to AI, using agentic AI tools like Claude Code and workflows as standard practice.
• A startup mentality, thriving in small, fast-paced teams with a high degree of autonomy.
• Proven leadership skills, guiding both in-person and remote engineers effectively.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and equity
• Flexible working arrangements: London office or remote
• Real technical ownership from day one
• Direct access to the founders

If you are an experienced platform engineer looking for a challenging role with significant ownership and the opportunity to work in an innovative environment, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join our client's talented team.